“Kickstarter is not appropriate for a blogger who writes weekly articles - he doesn't need a big chunk of money, and he has no big project to use it for. He needs monthly income, and Patreon brings crowd funding away from singular one-off projects and into the realm of regular content creation.”

American musician and businessman

Jack Conte is an American musician and businessman best known as the co-founder and CEO of Patreon. He is also a recording artist and performer, active in the digital music era. Conte and his wife, Nataly Dawn, make up the musical duo Pomplamoose. He also co-leads the band Scary Pockets and founded the band Magaziine, work that reflects his long-running focus on making, releasing, and supporting music online.